The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-04

On arriving az the Merchants' Exchange,
the President waa taken to the Directora'
room, where a large number OF represen.
tative ciLizons from tho interior Of the
State were introduced to him by counties.
When this ceremony was over, the Preai.
dent was escorted to the main hall Of the
Exchange. The immense room which is
225 feet long and $50 vide was jam med
to the utmost capacity with people, and
the Preaident had difficulty in getting
from the reception room to the platform.
On the first appearance Of the President
loud cheers went up from the entire mu!.
titude, and 90 he aecenIed the pletf1rm
the enthusiasm wss Intenee. Mr.. Frank
Cayenne, PreHident Of tho Msrchanta
Exchange, introduced Mayor Francis, and
declared tnia the most suspicious day Of
st. LouiH wi,hin her history. Mayor
Francis then welcomed thu President to
the city end STATE, apd after another ex.
plosion Of checra this President responded
40 follows: ;sis q Z ~ $
|-"1f lam expected 10 make an extended
speech on this occasion, en- afraid that
l shall dieapp1int you, aud thia I should
be sorry 10 dc, sfler having succumbed,
at last, through much eribulatioa, In ataud-
ing face to face with my st. Louis fliends
The ttibnlstjon cf which I gpssk has
arisen from the ;ex'rams kindness OF q
vast number Of the American people, and
the cordial iuvitstions they have rendered
mo to atop and see them on my wsy to
you. Your city was the objective point Of
my travel in thia direction, bat it hcu
sometimes seemed to ma that evsry toSn
between Washington and here has been
represented aa being directly on my youte,
and it hes been hsrd 10 convince their
kind and enthusiastic citzaEs that It
would not be entirely elty within The timo
at my disposal TO pay them yisis. My
own inclination leading muin the direction
of their desirss. II ha, been G difficult
matter to re.;ss their impostnnitiea, butI
have made up my mind that the people
OF St. Louis are to b!stns Tor the entirs
perplexity and disappointment which this
latter has caused, !of 1t was through them
that / Wls induced 10 lcave home at all.
I eXpsc. that every thing i may cay can.
cerning your Stnts or city in the way OF
laudaticn or conSratulRdon would hardly
equal your own estimate of tho onbjectg.
I believe thsro waa 3 time when St. Louis
was determined and jealous rival OF Chi
csgo,@ don't know whether this condi.
ton continues or not, bit I hepe Ii daes.
While So1 .caa hsraly expect lookers.on
to take oides In srch u coatcat,f we arc in
tereased to the extent thss such Q struggle
adds 10 the growth and improvement OF
tho country Ut lRrga. Bash Of .hsss cities
exempi!fy ii a woadE,fal dsgtso how com.
pletely and how speedily American energy
and busIneas ingenuity utiliz:a eYAryi
available elemsnt Of municipal gsowth and
how every uSsiul type OF tho worlds pop
ulatlon ia asslmulsted to tho ig,aad pur.
pose Of American expansion. h: q
BIDS FOR THE FOREIGN VOTE. n n II
IT am.hers.seminded, of what suppose
to be the fact that more than one.half your
voters are Of foreign birth and parentage.
The growth and increase Of your city in
every way INDICATE, T think, that the con.
dltion Of your population thus made ap;
parent lbby no means to be deprecated.
And my observation during g long resi-.
dence ina city similarly situated, has led
me to know the value to any community
OF the iulustsioua, frugal and thrifty men
and women who como from foreign landa
to fad rewF Floa1ea with sus; who invent
themselves vita our c.ssssuship and also
are satisfied a1d content si:h tho fseedom
Of our Government and with our laws End
inst!tutions. The line is easily drawn bo.
twsu them md the non:asaimilating emil.
grants who Issd our chores solely Tor pur.
poses involving disturbance and diaad;
vantage to our body polite. 7 hope ! may
without impropriety say this much In Is'
tcognition ot what has been done for St.
Louis by It's nsturalized cihsens, as vel!
| in remem brance n OF II many kind
and valued friends and associates
Of former days. deem mysslf especially
fortunate IN 8baing with you al: q time
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